377 days - Blog #83, three things I learned today

When I worked on the education side of museums, I remember reading once in an article on such things, that if a guest left remembering three things, your tour was a success.  Indeed, I’m sure it was phrased more like don’t expect people to remember more than three things… but I often wondered both at Higgins and Beauport what would those three things be out of the mouthfuls that I would excitedly share.

It is with that thought in mind that I approach this blog and will henceforth attempt any evening when I feel a lack of inspiration towards a specific matter.  (Because,really, I can only once indulge in a lambasting of a blinking cursor when Ihave writer’s block.)  What three things did I learn today?

1.  No matter what distance of time or misunderstanding, it is always, ALWAYS worth it to mend broken fences with a good friend.  The good will always outweigh and drown out the bad.  Or rather, sharpen into focus how silly and petty the bad actually is.

2. Cocktails in the middle of a Sunday afternoon are nice.  However, it means coffee in the early evening.  Especially if you want to be focused for the meeting to which you are going and have to present a proposal.

3. Not everyone is going to understand the importance of that proposal.  No matter how enthusiastic you are about the prospect and how well you know the merits of what it can bring about.  If one person neglects to bring it up on their committee agenda, it completely negates the fact you have a very well organized series of thoughts to argue and bring forth… and you could have skipped that huge coffee afterall.

Bonus #4. Sundays are always too short when you really aren’t looking forward to a five day week after a holiday Monday shortened the last.